RATINGS RECAP: 5/15/12

ABC
8:00 Cougar Town
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Cougar Town
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results
Viewers: 13.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
10:00 Private Practice
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

CBS
8:00 NCIS
Viewers: 19.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 15.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0

NBC
8:00 America's Got Talent
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4
10:00 Fashion Star
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 Glee
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5

There were more finales on Tuesday night. At 8pm, the season finale of NCIS was up nine tenths in viewers and a big half a demo point for its best demo since February 21. Still a star after nearly a decade on the air. At 9pm, a two hour NCIS: Los Angeles season finale was up six tenths in viewers and even in the demo with last week. On NBC, America's Got Talent had a strong second night that was just slightly below its Monday number. The season finale of Fashion Star followed and was up half a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. For some reason, NBC is bringing this show back next midseason.

Numbers were troubling on ABC. At 8pm, double episodes of Cougar Town posted miserable series lows. If this is what it gets on ABC, I don't want to see the numbers it will get on TBS next year. At 9pm, the results edition of Dancing with the Stars was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for a season low. This show has really been slipping this spring which is probably why they're doing an all-star edition in the fall. At 10pm, the season finale of Private Practice rebounded from last week's low against The Voice. It was up a million viewers and four tenths in the demo. FOX aired two episodes of Glee ahead of next week's season finale. Both episodes were down from last week. Will the move to 9pm Thursday help this show from the downward trend its been on?

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